Sex Ed? Palins Flunk Again

Posted on Jul 23, 2011

Sarah Palin’s strict views have turned her into a grandma for the second time; al-Qaida takes a page out of Disney’s book to recruit children; meanwhile, Facebook fights Google+ by adding news to its online community. These discoveries and more, below.

On a regular basis, Truthdig brings you the news items and odds and ends that found their way to Larry Gross, director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies.

Facebook Is Getting Into the News Business
In response to the threat that Google+ poses, Facebook is thinking less and less about how to increase its number of users and more about how to get current users to live more of their lives within its virtual walls.